A “Papillon” Remake Is In The Works

Based on the autobiography by the French convict Henri Charriere and the final screenplay of acclaimed writer Dalton Trumbo, McQueen played a criminal who is unjustly convicted of murder in 1930s France and condemned to life in a South American prison.

Dustin Hoffman played a counterfeiter who agrees to finance Papillon’s prison escapes in exchange for protection in prison. Danish director Michael Noer is attached to helm the remake from a script by Aaron Guzikowski (“Prisoners”).